Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father says

A teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx.

The New York City police department (NYPD) received a report on Thursday morning about a shooting near Corona Park in the Bronx, a police spokesperson said on Friday. At about 9.24am, responding officers found Javits Frimpong, 15, with a gunshot wound to his stomach.

Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father says

A teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx.

The New York City police department (NYPD) received a report on Thursday morning about a shooting near Crotona Park in the Bronx, a police spokesperson said on Friday. At about 9.24am, responding officers found Javits Frimpong, 15, with a gunshot wound to his stomach.

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